The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-09

The new South is enamoeed of her
new work. Her soul is stirred with the
breath of new lie. The life OF q
grander daY is falling fair on her face
She is thrilling with the consciousness:
of growing power and prosperity. a:
she stands, full statured and equal
among the people of the earth, breath
| ing the keen air and looking out upon
the Gmitiess horizon, she understands
that her emancipation came because Ia
the lnscrutable wisdom of God her hon.
est purpose was crossed and her brave
armies were beaten. (Applause.) This
is said in no spirit of time-serYing
apology. i should be unjust to the
South If did not make this plain in
this presence. The South has nothing
to take back. In my native town of t.
hens is monument that crowns its
central hllls-a plain white shaft. Deep
cut into its shining sides is name dear
to me above the names of men, that of
brave and simple man who died in
brave and simple faith. not for all the
| glories of New England, from Plymouth
Rock all the way, would l exchange the
heritage he left me in his patriots death
To the foot of that shaft l shall send
my children's children to think Of him
who ennobled their name with his
heroic blood. But, sir, speaking from
the shade of that memory, which l
honor as l do nothing else on earth,
say that the cause in which he suffered
and for which he gave his life was ad-
| Indicated by higher and fuller wisdom
than his or mine, and am glad that the
omnisclent God held the balance of bat
tie in His Almighty hand, and that the
American Union was saved from the
storm of war. loud applause.)
/ This message, Mr.. President, comes to
you from consecrated ground. Every
foot Of the soil about the city in which
| live is sacred as a battle ground of the
Republic. Every hill that invests it is
halowed to you by the blood of your
brothers, who died for your victory, and
doubly hallowed 10 us by the blow of
those who died hopeless. but IN
, daunted, in defeat-sacred soil. to all OF
us-rich with memories that make us
purer and stronger and better silent
but staunch witnesses in its red desola-
ton of the matchless vaIor of American
hearts, and the deathless glory of Ameri-
can arms-speaking an eloquent witness
in its white peace and prosperity to the
indissoluble Union of American States
and the imperishable brotherhood of the
American people. (Applause.)
What answer has New England to this
message2 Will she permit the prejudice
OF war to remain in the hearts of the
conquerors when it has died in the
hearts of the Conquered Will she
transmit this prejudice to the next gen.
Grafton that in their hearts had never
felt the moving issues in the struggle
long passed? Will she withhold. save
in strained courtesy, the hand which,
straight from his soldiers heart, Grant
offered to Lee at Appomattoxr If she
does. the South, never abject in asking
for this, must accept with dignity its re-
fusal; but if she does not refuse to &C
cept in frankness and sincerity this
message of good will and friendship,
then will The prophecy of Webster, de-
livered in this very society forty years
ago amid tremendous applause, become
true, be verified in its fullest and final
sense, when he said: Standing hand
to hand and clasping hands we should
remain united as we have been for sixty
years, citizens OF the same country,
members of the same government,
united. all united now and united fer
ever" There have been difficulties con-
tentions and controversies, but | tell
you that in my judgment
Those opposed eyes.
Which like the meteOrS of troubled heaven,
All of one nature one substance bred,
Did lately meet the intestine shock,
Shall now, in mutual well be-seeming ranks,
March all one WaV